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Correspondence from Thomas Crutchfield, Jr. to James R. Hood, December 27, 1863

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“At Home
Near Chattanooga Tenn
27th Dec 1863
James R. Hood Esq
My Dear Sir.
Having known you personally for some time prior to the breaking out of the present rebellion, and knowing your opinions relative thereto and knowing also that you know my opinions upon the issues leading to the rebellion, and believing from your conversation, in a short interview had with you a few days since, that there was, among some of the commanding officers of the Fedl. army here, a suspicion, at least, of my loyalty to the United States Govt. I have thought proper to address you this note giving you a plain statement of facts. Some of which transpired while you remained in Tennessee. Others after you left. In the Presidential contest of 1860, as you are aware, I was a supporter of the Bill & Senate ticket, and in conjunction with all other Union Men of Tennessee fought the secession element of the Democracy, after the election of Mr. Lincoln, was satisfied that an effort could be made upon the part of the secession Democracy to disrupt the union and hence began”

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“At Home
Near Chattanooga Tenn
27th Dec 1863
James R. Hood Esq
My Dear Sir.
Having known you personally for some time prior to the breaking out of the present rebellion, and knowing your opinions relative thereto and knowing also that you know my opinions upon the issues leading to the rebellion, and believing from your conversation, in a short interview had with you a few days since, that there was, among some of the commanding officers of the Fedl. army here, a suspicion, at least, of my loyalty to the United States Govt. I have thought proper to address you this note giving you a plain statement of facts. Some of which transpired while you remained in Tennessee. Others after you left. In the Presidential contest of 1860, as you are aware, I was a supporter of the Bill & Senate ticket, and in conjunction with all other Union Men of Tennessee fought the secession element of the Democracy, after the election of Mr. Lincoln, was satisfied that an effort could be made upon the part of the secession Democracy to disrupt the union and hence began”